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New York: The Macmillan co., 1937 New York: The Macmillan co., 1937. First edition. . Very good. No dust jacket. Light wear, clean pages. 1 6 p. l., 356 p. front. (port. ) 21 cm. Includes Portraits. eng pp. Very good. No dust jacket. Light wear, clean pages. First edition.. Hard cover.

Portland: Binford & Mort. Hardcover. 1958. 5th Printing. 8vo 356pp . Very Good in Good DJ. Frontis. Foxing at bottom of spine. DJ chipped with a long closed tear on front panel. Rezanov was a Russian diplomat who traveled to California in 1805. He went to the presidio of San Francisco to arrange for trade in foodstuffs for his Alaskan colonies but remained to woo the daughter of the commandant, Maria-Concepcion Arguello. Rezanov saw in his union with Conchita Arguello a way to gain California for Russia .

New York: Macmillan, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Reprint. Very good or better in an about Very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper price clipped. Edges of spine lightly bumped. Dustwrapper torn on all edges. Shelf rubbing and browning to dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort, 1958. Fifth Printing of the Second Edi. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine and readable account of Western Americana and the life and efforts of Nikolai Rezanov to support Russia's Imperial aims in California, Alaska and even Hawai'i. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if very lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in bluish-gray cloth over covers, dark blue-stamped lettering and illustration to front cover. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn, a bit chipped at the tips, price-clipped, but protected by a plastic coat. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Frontis matter, 1-356 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Macmillan, 1937. First printing (so stated). 356 pp. including index. The spine is a bit slanted. Previous owner's name and address are written on the rear free endpaper. The endpapers are mildly foxed. The dust jacket is chipped along the edges. Soiled and scuffed. The price, $2.50, is present on the top of the front flap (the bottom corner is clipped). In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York.: Macmillan Company., 1937.. First edition. . Decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . Octavo. . Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

Portland, Oregon: Binfords and Mort, 1958. 5th Printing. Hardcover with grey boards. Near Fine/Very Good. FIfth printing (1958) of a book originally published in 1937. The book chronicles the work of Russian explorers, one in particular, to get a foot hold in the PNW area of North America. This copy is in very nice condition for its age. It is clean and square, with only light toning to the edges of the paper. Dust jacket has a few chips and is priceclipped but is still nice and bright. A very nice collectable copy, and one that will be shipped with a new Brodart DJ cover.